Vassakaara asks the Buddha whether a man with the following four qualities can be considered great:1.having heard much [bahusuta]; 2. mindful [sati]; 3. diligent [sankappa], and; 4. wise [pa~n~naa].Neither saying that he agreed or disagreed with these virtues, the Buddha gives his own set of virtues for a great man, namely;1. being given to the welfare of others [kalyaa.nadhamma]; 2. mastery of the mind; 3. having attained the absorptions, and; 4. liberation of mind [cetovimutti] and liberation of wisdom [pa~n~naavimutti]